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Mr. Jean-Dominique Senard has been Managing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin SCA since May 11, 2012 and serves as its Head of Financial Affairs Legal Services Plans and Results and has been its Managing General Partner since May 13, 2011. Mr. Senard served as Non-General Managing Partner since May 2007, Managing Partner since May 11, 2007, Chief Financial Officer since 2005 and Member of Group Executive Board until ... May 2007 at Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin SCA. Mr. Senard Joined Michelin Group in 2005. He served as the Managing Director of Michelin Roues France. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Aluminium Dunkerque S.A. Mr. Senard was responsible for Alcan Primary Metal, Europe and Africa. He served as Senior Vice President of Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc. since December 2003. Mr. Senard served as In Charge of Alcan France SAS's (Pechiney) Primary Aluminum Sector at Rio Tinto France SAS and as its supervisor of Energy Environment and Industrial Safety and Information Systems department. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Groupe Péchiney Executive Council (Formerly Pechiney Group) from Sepetember 1996 to March 2001 and served as its Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of the Primary Aluminium operations until 2004. Prior to Pechiney in 1996, Mr. Senard held various posts at the French company Saint-Gobain, including Group Director of Treasury and Financing, Financial Director of Saint-Gobain's General Delegation for Germany and Central Europe of Vegla GmbH. He began his career with the French oil company Total as Controller at its financial headquarters. He served as Manager of Financial Risks within Total's Treasury Department. He began his career in various posts of responsibility in finance and operations with Groupe Total, from September 1979 to September 1987 and then with Saint Gobain from 1987 to 1996. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Péchiney SA and Aluminium Dunkerque S.A. He served as Vice Chairman of Aluminium of Greece S.A. (formerly Aluminium de Grece S.A.I.C.). He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Compagnie Financière du groupe Michelin Senard et Cie. He has been an Independent Director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. since July 7, 2012 He served as an Independent Director at SEB SA since 2009. He has been a Director of Rexam Beverage Can Americas Inc. (formerly American National Can Group Inc.), since April 14, 1999, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain since June 7, 2012. He is an MA law graduate of Hautes Etudes Commerciales.

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